Sunday, January 11, 2015

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The Birthday Bash runs January 11-17, and StampNation will be posting new challenges, DT samples and a video each day. Oh, and there are prizes too… including a $50 gift code to the Verve store! Sounds like fun, huh?If you're already a member, why not hop on over and join in the fun? If you're just hearing about StampNation, they are a subscription based online papercrafting community with a wealth of instructional videos, challenges, message boards, galleries, and much more. It's totally worth checking out, so we're giving away 2 FREE one month subscriptions to StampNation!Just comment below for a chance to win one of the one month memberships! We'll randomly select two winners from the comments. Drawing will be open until Friday, January 16.

I went old-school and stamped a tone on tone background with the small and large cupcakes from Small Packages. (No patterned paper was harmed in the making of this card!) Next I stamped the large cupcake in so saffron on barely banana and also in pool party on white. I hand cut and layered the two together, adding some glitzy enamel stars. The sentiment is also from Small Packages, punched out with a 1-1/8" circle and popped up over the frame from Swirling Hearts, which is cut with the Vintage Oval Die. A bit of ribbon finishes things off.Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope you have a fantastically inspired week!What's in it?Stamps: Small Packages, Swirling Hearts (Verve Stamps)Paper: barely banana, whiteInk: so saffron, pool party, blackAccessories:Vintage Oval Die (A Cut Above by VERVE), ribbon (SU!), 1-1/8" circle punch (EK Success), enamel stars, paper distresser